Charlotte Olympia Cruise 16 'Head Over Heels' collection

For Cruise 16, Charlotte Olympia celebrates the glamorous grandma, enjoying her twilight years in style by the pool. Never without her dazzling jewels, her oversized reading glasses or her beloved lap dog, this collection explores the eccentricity, the glamour and the joie de vivre of the fashionable silver set. With soft jewel tones, fun prints and rich embellishments, the collection has many tongue and cheek elements, yet remains timelessly elegant.
Headscarves and turbans are heavily referenced and inspire a variety of knots featured on the shoes and bags. Wallace shows off in satin folds and Vreeland is dressed up on new sculptured heels draped with metallic python and luxurious twisted fabrics. Eccentric Kitty flats are glamourized with crystal earrings and adorned with fun turban details whilst over-sized beaded necklaces accessorise classic Pandora clutch boxes.
To keep you looking cool by the pool, slip into Poolside Sliders, a new silhouette with a gold rubber sole and an oversized nappa bow. Forever Young platform sandals in 'swimming pool blue' patent leather keep ladies young at heart and Swarovski crystal embellished Immortal Heels are always sure to dazzle.
Diamonds might be a girl’s best friend but costume jewellery keeps the Golden Girl shining bright. Jewel encrusted heels and platforms glimmer on signature Dolly On the Rocks and 75mm block heels are transformed into ornate bejeweled cuffs on Blanche sandals and Muriel sling-backs.
For a lighter touch, but no less impact, trompe l'oeil gemstones are printed on calfskin and proudly displayed on Liz Taylor, a black suede T-bar and What a Gem!, a colourful flat sandal. Be mesmerized by a Girl’s Best Friend, a larger than life emerald cut perspex clutch bag in emerald green and pink tourmaline. Heirloom Case, a clear perspex vault box design complete with a bejewelled velvet insert, keeps your sparklers locked up, but always on show.
The ultimate accessory for the mature Madame is her small canine companion. Yorkshire Terriers and Pomeranians are printed on Yorkies and Walkies single sole court shoes with bright contrast heels and the Doggy Bag, a linen shopper with a removable dachshund shaped pouch, will always be by your side.
For the mature, decorated lady of leisure relaxing poolside, accessories are always essential and ‘more is more and less is a bore’ is the only motto to follow.
COLOURS: COCKTAIL PINK, SWIMMING POOL BLUE, OLIVE GREEN, SO TANNED, PLATINUM, VERY ORANGE, WARM GREY, EMERALD GREEN, PINK TOURMALINE AND PLATINUM
MATERIALS: SUEDE, METALLIC CALFSKIN, METALLIC NAPPA, IRIDESCENT SUEDE, COTTON CANVAS, LINEN, PYTHON, LAMÉ, SILK SATIN, MOIRÉ AND PERSPEX
IN-HOUSE PRINTS: ‘TIGER’ PRINT AND ‘JEWEL’ PRINT
TEXTURE AND EMBELLISHMENTS: GLITTER, KNOT FEATURES, CONTRAST PIPING, CRYSTAL EMBELLISHMENT, CRYSTAL DETAILING,
JEWEL EMBELLISHMENT, PRINTED MOIRÉ AND PRINTED NAPPA